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Dar um branco

English translation: To white out

01:20 Aug 23, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Portuguese term or phrase: Dar um branco
Catálogo de uma exposição de pinturas. Fala da violência urbana.
"Está na hora de parar. Dar um branco."
Penso que o autor quis jogar com os múltiplos significados de "branco" (cor da paz; bandeira branca, pedindo trégua) e "dar um branco" (apagar, esquecer).
Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 10:36
English translation:To white out
Explanation:
Difícil o jogo de palavras....

O white out se usa para cubrir os eros dactilografados ...
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Grading comment
Thanks again. Although Antonio's answer was also very good, I'd rather keep WHITE. As I haven't seen the paintings, I thought that the artist might have used the color to express this very idea and changing it would misinterpret his message.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3To white out
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4To give a break
António Ribeiro


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
To white out


Explanation:
Difícil o jogo de palavras....

O white out se usa para cubrir os eros dactilografados ...

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3273
Grading comment
Thanks again. Although Antonio's answer was also very good, I'd rather keep WHITE. As I haven't seen the paintings, I thought that the artist might have used the color to express this very idea and changing it would misinterpret his message.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aline Leal: gostei da idéia, uma vez que mantém o sentido duplo que o autor quis dar à frase.
4 hrs
  -> Thanx
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti: E eu estava crente que com white não daria o mesmo play upon words
8 hrs
  -> Thanx
agree  Sylvio Kauffmann
5 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To give a break


Explanation:
É outra sugestão.

To give a break: Colloq. to give a fair chance.

Outra hipótese dentro do mesmo termo break seria:

to break off: to put a sudden stop to.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 2288
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